Washing-machine



' (No Model.)

MQKBEVER. WASHING MACHINE.

' Patented Afig. 1

PATENT OFFICE.

MARCIA MCKEEVER, OF PR OMISE CITY, IOWA.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 502,314, dated August 1,1893.

' Application filed May 9, 1s9s. Serial No. 473,592. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCIA. MGKEEVER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,"residing at Promise City, in the county of Wayne. and State ofIowa, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, ofwhichthefollowing' is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in washing machines.

The object of thepresent invention is to improve the construction ofwashing--machines, and to provide a'simple and efficient one capable ofrapidly washing clothes Without liability of tearing, wearing orotherwise injuring the fabrics, and adapted to be easily operated by aperson while sitting.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure l is a perspective View of a washing machineconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 isa verticallongitudinal sectional view- Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of thebail and onehook.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates an approximately semi-cylindrical washing machine body,supported by, legs 2 and provided on its interior with a semicircular orcylindrical rubbing surface 3, composed of a series of longitudinallydisposed slats provided-at intervals with openings or perforations. Thestationary rubbing surface co-operates in washing with an oscillatingrubber 4, which is provided with a lower curved rubbing face conformingto the configuration of the stationaryrubber 3. The oscillating rubberis composed of segmental end pieces 5 and 6 and'longitudinal slats 7,which are provided on their lower faces with projecting pins 8 whichserve to carry the clothes being washed over the surface of thestationary rubber. The end piece6 is rigidly secured to a cleat 9 andthe other end piece 5 is connected by hinges 10 to a cleatll; and thesecleats 9 and 11 are provided with central vertical perforations 12,which receive vertical supporting portions 13 and 14 of suspension hooks15 and 16 connected with the ends of a swinging bail 17. The swingingbail is approximately rectangular and is disposed longitudinally of thebody, extending down the sides and along the bottom thereof. Its sidesterminate in eyes, having square openings to receive squared ends ofjournals 18 and 19 of the suspension hooks 15 and 16, which are securedto the bail by pins 20. The suspension hook, which receives the cleat10, has its vertical supporting portion 13 thread- ;ed and provided witha nut 21, which prevents the cleat leaving the suspension hook. Thecleat 9 is adapted to be lifted ofi the vertical portion 14 of thesupension hook 15 to swing the oscillating rubber upward as illustratedin Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings to remove clothes from or toplace them in the washing machine body. The vertical supporting portionsof the suspension hooks permit theoscillating rubber to have a verticalmovement or adjustment to accommodate itself to the quantity of clothesbeing washed. The bail is provided at the middle of its horizontalportion with a depending bend 22,which increases the leverage, and whichhas attached wit a handle rod 23. The handle rod has a handle 24; at itsouter end, and it enables the machine to be conveniently operated whilesitting.

It will be seen that the washing machine is simple and comparativelyinexpensive'in construction, that itis capable of rapidly andeffectively washing clothes, and that it will not tear, wear orotherwise injure them.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

What'l claim is- 1. In a washing machine, the combination of a washingmachine body havinga stationary rubbing surface, suspension hooksarranged within the body and provided with I journals extending throughthe same,saidsuspension hooks having vertical p'ortions, one of which isprovided with a nut, abail connected to the journals and provided with ahandle, cleats provided with openings and arranged on the verticalportions of the supporting hooks, and an oscillating rubber hingedlyconnected to one of the cleats and rigidly secured to the other,substantially as described.

2. In a washing machine, the combination of awashing machine body havingastationary rubbing surface, suspension hooks arranged within the bodyand provided with journals extending through the body and having theirouter ends squared, a bail extending down the ends and along the bottomof the body and provided at its middle with a depending loop and havingeyes at its ends provided with square openings secured on the squaredends of the journals, a handle rod secured to the bend of the bail, andan oscillating rubber hingedly connected with one of the hooks anddetachably connected to the other, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARCIA MOKEEVER.

\Vitnesses:

J. W. ARMSTRONG, AMON WOODEN.

